he dwelt among us

well it's now officially been over a year since i returned from st. louis (Urbana09). urbana was amazing - and probably still one of the most amazing trips/conferences/experiences/times with God that i've had. i can't believe that it's been a year. it seems like a lifetime ago and yet it's only been a year. that could mean my year went really well or really...blurry. there's been a lot of stuff that took up the "in between" part.

there were a lot of amazing people i met there. some i still keep in contact with. and there's still dreams in my heart that were born that week. i still have LDi's business card sitting on the window sill of my office. maybe someday...maybe china...but God wasn't call me there last year and He's saying stay for now. mostly when i think back to st.louis it's in prayer for all of the missionaries who were serving, and for those who decided to go into the mission field that week...and for those who thought 'maybe...but right now?'...i pray for those people too - that God would push them a little harder and that He might give them the courage to go dwell amongst God's people.

i can't say that my new year's was as eventful as last year. i can't say that it will ever be that eventful again. and i can say with confidence that i don't think that i will ever be spending it with that many people again...17,000 to be near accurate.

echoes of con poder, hakuna mungu kama wewe (swahili for there's no one like our God, and in Christ alone while we all took communion together minutes before 2010 became reality.

truly it was a new year's to remember and truly i won't soon forget. maybe recounting the year of 2010 can wait for another day. today...i just wanted to remember December 26-31st. i hope that you have happy beginnings to your 2011.

.:bear:.